permafrozen en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanentclip. English perma- English frozen English permafrozen From perma- + frozen.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) permanently frozen
With the very long winter, permafrozen soil, and low evaporation, the soil is waterlogged.
1980, Robert Auty, Companion to Russian Studies: An Introduction to Russian History, page 11:Pingos form by the penetration of unfrozen but saturated sands to the surface through a layer of permafrozen ground.
2001, Graham Taylor, R.A. Eggleton, Regolith Geology and Geomorphology, page 239:Piece of cake? her mind screeched. Piece of ten-million-year-old permafrozen glacier, maybe.
2006, Terri Farley, Phantom Stallion #21, page 210: